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., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would like. in that sense, that is a lot of what we are seeing. that is not necessarily a surprise. it is one of the challenges of dealing with a fast-moving scenario like this. when you have the devastation that you are seeing as the result of the hurricane and a tsunami. host: what can we do and the u.s.? guest: the more that you prepare a new plan, the better the decision making will be and the better your information flow will be. there always be a degree of conflicting information and just uncertainty. the c
., or japan. guest: with the response by the tokyo electric power company, japan's nuclear industry, or the japanese government, has anything surprise you personally in the last week and a half? guest: i think this is a very difficult situation. these situations present new information and new challenges. anytime i have been involved in any type of emergency response, i find information is more difficult to obtain and we think it is. and we always have more conflicting information than we would...
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quarter of a million people are still living in shelters just remind you all to dot com is more in japan as it struggles to recover from disaster with online video reports from the moment tragedy struck and its aftermath. with the bodies of thousands of victims relatives are being forced to lay their loved ones to rest in mass graves party reports from the tsunami devastated region also there on the web sites. are warning of water karmas earthquake experts say the seismic pacific ring of fire could lead to further destruction in the region. and it's really investor who put his money in georgia is experiencing a dramatic change of fortune instead of a massive payout he's been arrested for bribery says over one hundred million dollars by the government for pulling out of appeal but when he went to collect the cash he was seized and told he faced corruption charges and he said now explores why investment in georgia is a risky business. you might not know exactly where this small caucus country years georgia but the crossroads of europe and asia are chances are if you watch major global news
quarter of a million people are still living in shelters just remind you all to dot com is more in japan as it struggles to recover from disaster with online video reports from the moment tragedy struck and its aftermath. with the bodies of thousands of victims relatives are being forced to lay their loved ones to rest in mass graves party reports from the tsunami devastated region also there on the web sites. are warning of water karmas earthquake experts say the seismic pacific ring of fire...
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to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shallop a damaged nuclear power plant with all the anger out of that's all further regulation the crisis that is still described as grave a plan that would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech material level of radiation and hidden cymbalta where the site is now said to be around the three in the half thousand times where the workers have been unsuccessfully trying to restore the cooling system of the city is now the worst twenty crisis since june the party spoke to nuclear energy expert. who says that there are parallels with that disaster musica. good morning is a very very dangerous and harmful substance in very small quantities of plutonium lead to this ingested by human body almost certainly through development of cancer there's no concept go to one who taught in public who saw the radioactive fuel which will radiate for many many many thousands of years what we know from the information provided by already lost. significant amount of substrate or closeups. it
to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shallop a damaged nuclear power plant with all the anger out of that's all further regulation the crisis that is still described as grave a plan that would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech material level of radiation and hidden cymbalta where the site is now said to be around the three in the half thousand times where the workers have been unsuccessfully trying to restore...
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but to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell damaged fukushima nuclear power plant getting there to further radiation leaks in a crisis that is still described as grave a plan would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech until the radiation in that nation seawater near the site is now said to be around three hundred thousand times higher than the workers had been unsuccessfully trying to restore the system of sorts in what is now a worst atomic crisis since both parties spoke to nuclear energy expert. says there are parallels with that disaster twenty five years ago. you could call it was a very very dangerous and harmful substance very small quantities the crucial only if it is ingested by a human body it almost certainly leads to rule of cancer there's no concert oh to monitor all on hold to store the radio to fuel which will retaliate for many many many thousands of years but we know from the information. already lost we are already in significant amount of subsidy or close. to a situation where we
but to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell damaged fukushima nuclear power plant getting there to further radiation leaks in a crisis that is still described as grave a plan would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech until the radiation in that nation seawater near the site is now said to be around three hundred thousand times higher than the workers had been unsuccessfully trying to restore the system of...
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to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell but a damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. crisis that is still described as grave the plan that would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered. you know. radiation water near the site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times. workers have you know successfully trying to restore cooling system a city that is no worst crisis since. last year since there are parallels with that disaster twenty five years ago. good morning is a very very dangerous and harmful substance you know in very small quantities of plutonium leventis ingested by a human body it will almost certainly leads to rule of cancer there's no concept oh to what he taught in whole foods or the radioactive fuel which will radiate from many many many thousands of years what we know from the information provided by a already lost we are already a significant amount of subs the radio because that's where it might be to a situation where we can compare it to journal and. it will come from the amount of rel
to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell but a damaged fukushima nuclear power plant. crisis that is still described as grave the plan that would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered. you know. radiation water near the site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times. workers have you know successfully trying to restore cooling system a city that is no worst crisis since. last year since there are parallels with...
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japan is describing the situation at the fukushima nuclear station as a very grave ternium it's been detected in soil near the plant after highly radioactive water leaked from one of the reactors the government says it's on maximum alert to tackle the crisis also considering whether to extend the evacuation zone around the plant which is now a thirty kilometer radius but battle to restore the cooling system has been underway for almost three weeks but with little progress ever since the reactors were damaged by the earthquake traces of radiation were found in some products on tap water of course tokyo which is two hundred fifty kilometers south of ashima a country still struggling to look after communities shattered by the earthquake and tsunami disaster in a quarter of a million people are still living in mass shelters. by the way are to dot com is more in japan as it struggles to recover from disaster we've online video reports from the moment tragedy struck and its aftermath with the bodies of thousands of victims relatives are being forced to lay their loved ones to rest in mass
japan is describing the situation at the fukushima nuclear station as a very grave ternium it's been detected in soil near the plant after highly radioactive water leaked from one of the reactors the government says it's on maximum alert to tackle the crisis also considering whether to extend the evacuation zone around the plant which is now a thirty kilometer radius but battle to restore the cooling system has been underway for almost three weeks but with little progress ever since the...
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in the wake of events in japan there's new focus on their work. >> woodruff: and ray suarez interviews housing analyst robert shiller about new evidence of falling home prices in cities across the nation. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy and improve schools. >> .and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers; launch child's programs. it's not just good business. >> i'm hopeful about my country's future. >> it's my country's future. >> you can't manufacture pride, ithe people ats great cars.le toyota, all acsams erica. pacific life. bnsf railway. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by c
in the wake of events in japan there's new focus on their work. >> woodruff: and ray suarez interviews housing analyst robert shiller about new evidence of falling home prices in cities across the nation. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy and...
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thirty pm here in australia with hearty headlines now and a crisis out the fukushima power plant in japan worsens. partial nuclear meltdown is underway as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has now risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures are compounding the night off a million people displaced using a temporary shelters. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese all thought he's claimed there's no imminent threat to the town and the country's track record of covering up hostile nuclear problems makes many doubt the official version of events. and in libya pro-government forces are taking more land from the rebels and while the u.n. and said to discuss imposing a no fly zone over the country a measure of comfort by most states. polish the situation in japan deteriorates the world's left with big questions about the future of nuclear power as he spoke to nuclear physicist walt patterson and shared his thoughts on what we can learn from the events ongoing japan. today i'm talking to ro
thirty pm here in australia with hearty headlines now and a crisis out the fukushima power plant in japan worsens. partial nuclear meltdown is underway as the country is struggling to control the damage caused by the earthquake the official death toll has now risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures are compounding the night off a million people displaced using a temporary shelters. as radiation levels continue to rise from japanese all thought he's claimed...
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to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell at the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant aimed at averting for the radiation leaks or crisis it is still being described as a grave plan that would involve the three most dreaded directors the current of high tech tiriel from the litigation if you can see what i mean this site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times higher than normal workers have unsuccessfully trying to restore the cooling system at the facility and what is now the worst atomic crisis since to no. energy expert says there are parallels with the disaster twenty five years ago. if you thought it was a very very dangerous and harmful substance even in very small quantities of plutonium it is ingested by a human body it almost certainly leads to the development of cancer there's no concept posed to one hit on whole to store the radioactive fuel which will radiate from many many many thousands of years but we know from the information provided by i.a.e.a. already lost we are already a significant amount of subs the
to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell at the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant aimed at averting for the radiation leaks or crisis it is still being described as a grave plan that would involve the three most dreaded directors the current of high tech tiriel from the litigation if you can see what i mean this site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times higher than normal workers have unsuccessfully trying to restore the...
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. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to any other plant. we will not wait until extended time of operation. we will do it right now based on existing operation of the facility. the license extension that we should is an opportunity for that plant to operate additionally beyond the years of its initial license. but if we do find information that tells us the informatiothio be changed, we will make those changes. >> i can tell you that the people of vermont, before the terrible accidents and earthquake in japan, were very concerned about the safety of the
. -- japan? the idea that we would have a plan of the same design, which, in 20 years, will be 60 years old, i think it is a frightening thought to many people in vermont. >> senator, as i indicated previously, the agency intends to go forward with a systematic and methodical look at all of the plants to see -- primarily based on the incident in japan -- to see if there are any modifications or changes we need to make to our regulations. that would apply to vermont yankee as well as to...
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let's cross japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell out the damaged power plant it would be aimed out of passing further risk radiation leaks in a crisis that is still described as crazy for the plan would involve the other three inmates badly damaged reality is being covered with high tech material the level of radiation is measured in sea washing near the site is now said to be around three and a half pounds and times higher than normal workings happened unsuccessfully trying to restore the cooling because this system outputs the a c. now the worst atomic crisis since chernobyl ossie spake it's nuclear energy expert miles poli who says they're all parallels with that disaster twenty five years ago. it was a very very dangerous and harmful substance you know very small quantities of plutonium if it is ingested it. almost certainly it's true of cancer there's no concept. in whole store the radioactive fuel which will be for many many thousands of years what we know from the information provided by already lost. a significant amount of. my.
let's cross japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell out the damaged power plant it would be aimed out of passing further risk radiation leaks in a crisis that is still described as crazy for the plan would involve the other three inmates badly damaged reality is being covered with high tech material the level of radiation is measured in sea washing near the site is now said to be around three and a half pounds and times higher than normal workings...
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and televised in raising funds for earthquake relief in japan. president david chiu, myself, the mayor, we were in japan town for an impromptu telethon. i have to say, very well done. they did not have enough phones to accommodate just the tsunami, for lack of a better phrase, for the interest or desire for people who wanted to donate, and by the time i left, in less than one day with four hours to go, they were able to raise over $300,000, and the people who were calling in were absolutely happy to talk to somebody. they were anxious to donate, it is really very, very inspiring. how inspiring it is to see the people of japan town come together and focus how effective they are. i know supervisor kim and her staff are putting together an event tomorrow which has been well publicized. and then on friday, april 15, a friendship reception at the hotel kabuki. i went to underscore how important this is. more so, our relationship is that much more profound. san francisco is only one of three japantowns in the united states, and this is something that i
and televised in raising funds for earthquake relief in japan. president david chiu, myself, the mayor, we were in japan town for an impromptu telethon. i have to say, very well done. they did not have enough phones to accommodate just the tsunami, for lack of a better phrase, for the interest or desire for people who wanted to donate, and by the time i left, in less than one day with four hours to go, they were able to raise over $300,000, and the people who were calling in were absolutely...
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to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell but the damage to the sheema nuclear power plant will be aimed at a voting for the radiation leaks in a crisis i can still describe as grave. would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech to your level of radiation measured in seawater it aside it's now said to be around three in the heart thousand times higher than. workers have been unsuccessfully trying to restore the cooling system of the city is now the worst economic crisis since chernobyl r.t. spoke to nuclear energy expert says the parallels with that disaster five years ago . the point is a very very good. interests and harmful substance even in very small quantities of plutonium leventis ingested by a human body it almost certainly leads to the development of cancer there's no concept coach you know he saw in holland who saw the radioactive fuel which will radiate for many many many thousands of years but we know from the information provided by a already lost we there aren't significant amount of subs ra
to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell but the damage to the sheema nuclear power plant will be aimed at a voting for the radiation leaks in a crisis i can still describe as grave. would involve the three most badly damaged reactors being covered with high tech to your level of radiation measured in seawater it aside it's now said to be around three in the heart thousand times higher than. workers have been unsuccessfully trying to restore the...
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japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a colossal tsunami. more than nine thousand sending aid to japan's nikkei the personality the country is also a one hundred energy agency for its expertise and it tends to stabilize the position of the plops alas the situation in japan developed wondering just how to prevent similar fees in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard and shared his thoughts on what important lessons can be learned in the past. at this time when the world is watching with fear the developments of japan's fukus
japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a...
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when you know how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for aid delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are working on a request from our japanese partners for a patch of warm blankets bed linen and all other essentials for accommodating people in shelters on top of that we offered medical help we have two hospitals which can be rolled out within three hours these hospitals have already operated in turkey afghanistan kosovo they've worked all over the world these are highly qualified specialists with extensive experience we also offered our drinking water filtering units i mean i'm not telling you what kind of help we have offered further we offered ser
when you know how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for aid delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of...
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but we stay with japan as all it is for you to engineer worked on tackling which a novel disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right at all comparisons between the two and what japan's best course of action but now date. by civil rights thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after chernobyl catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor jaundiced and what situation the japanese workers are finding themselves in right now can you explain to us what was it like to work in chernobyl and not to believe there were there was a great deal of work to be done we only had seconds or minutes to do the job of we wanted to avoid a one term impact on human health can you imagine what the conditions were like according to statistics and the un report more than six hundred fifty thousand rescuers took part in dealing with the consequences of the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident there gives you an idea about the scale of better for it and which practically also you have ministers and agencies were involved five years had pass
but we stay with japan as all it is for you to engineer worked on tackling which a novel disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right at all comparisons between the two and what japan's best course of action but now date. by civil rights thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after chernobyl catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor jaundiced and what situation the japanese workers are finding themselves in right now can...
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you did this rapidly developing story and as crews desperately try to water down the hot situation in japan back here at home because sort of radiation reaching our shores or our oceanic food chain it's a use for when the players and legislation michigan that allows the governor to throw elected officials out of city hall and replace them with this problem he's has one foot out the door it is a constitutional. and the geek squad may play a part in tracking down porn but it's not an invasion of privacy to have a repairman rifle through your files will debate the issue. you need to know this japanese officials are using helicopters and military trucks armed with hoses and desperately all day to day dump seawater in a crippled nuclear reactor three at the daiichi nuclear nuclear plant reactor three is the world's biggest worry right now since it contains tons of plutonium the deadliest element on the face of the earth the water is to keep the fuel rods in the nuclear waste in the reactor cool or from catching on fire or even exploding. those efforts so far been largely ineffective as most of t
you did this rapidly developing story and as crews desperately try to water down the hot situation in japan back here at home because sort of radiation reaching our shores or our oceanic food chain it's a use for when the players and legislation michigan that allows the governor to throw elected officials out of city hall and replace them with this problem he's has one foot out the door it is a constitutional. and the geek squad may play a part in tracking down porn but it's not an invasion of...
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russian capital this is r t with you twenty four hours a day the crisis the focus of power plants in japan worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake official death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding big nightmare for overhaul a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim this no imminent threat to people's health that's a country's track record of covering up past nuclear problems makes many to be official version of events. in libya pro-government forces. retaking more land from the rebels while the u.n. is set to discuss imposing a no fly zone and become for a measure opposed by most states. about another update for less than fifteen minutes now but meantime the situation in japan deteriorates the was left with big questions about the future of nuclear power and often spoke to nuclear physicist pattison and shared his thoughts on what we can learn from the ongoing events in japan
russian capital this is r t with you twenty four hours a day the crisis the focus of power plants in japan worsens as reports say a partial nuclear meltdown is under way while the country struggles to tackle the damage caused by the earthquake official death toll has risen to over four thousand as for the survivors and below zero temperatures a compounding big nightmare for overhaul a million people left displaced. as radiation levels continue to rise japanese authorities claim this no imminent...
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it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of dollars you have been for nearly two. hundred people say fall and more than three hours of everything from the powerful earthquake in the devastation from an already been hit northeastern japan on friday. on live amongst themselves and their aim to supplant the old tomorrow from the tsunami the country is also well the international atomic energy agency for its eggs that seems in attempt to stabilize the fukushima. well as the situation in japan develops the world just how to prevent similar things in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard who shared his thoughts on mo
it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of...
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the story in japan. cbs's "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley is in our tokyo bureau this morning. scott, bring us up to date on the latest. >> the death count, it was announced today here in japan, has been confirmed so far at 8,000 with something on the order of 15,000 missing. so the country is preparing itself at this point for a total death count from the tsunami of about 20,000 people. >> schieffer: scott, what's the latest on those reactors? >> well, it's still a fight out there, bob. there has not been a new release of radioactive steam in the last day or so. but the four reactors are still overheating. one american official working here told us that the japanese have done a great job of getting water cannons in there. they put 2,700 tons of water on one of the reactors in the last 24 hours, but that is still not keeping it quite cool enough. and the pressure has been building in that reactor. that's going to be a fight for quite some time. >> schieffer: you were up there about 20 miles from
the story in japan. cbs's "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley is in our tokyo bureau this morning. scott, bring us up to date on the latest. >> the death count, it was announced today here in japan, has been confirmed so far at 8,000 with something on the order of 15,000 missing. so the country is preparing itself at this point for a total death count from the tsunami of about 20,000 people. >> schieffer: scott, what's the latest on those reactors? >> well, it's...
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to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell of the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant it would be aimed at a thousand for the radiation leaks in a crisis that is still the scribes and scream for the plan would involve. down its reactors being covered with high tech. the level of radiation measured in seawater near the site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times higher than normal work has been unsuccessful trying to restore the cooling system in the vicinity and wants and now the worst atomic crisis since. their energy expert laws upon my says there are parallels with that dissolve thirty twenty five years ago the problem for you is a very very dangerous and powerful substance even in very small quantities. of plutonium given its ingested by a human body almost certainly to the development of cancer there's no concept coach who holds who store the radioactive fuel which will be for many many thousands of years but we know from the information provided by already lost. significant amount of soaps the radio closeups. situat
to japan now where the government is considering the construction of a containment shell of the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant it would be aimed at a thousand for the radiation leaks in a crisis that is still the scribes and scream for the plan would involve. down its reactors being covered with high tech. the level of radiation measured in seawater near the site is now said to be around three and a half thousand times higher than normal work has been unsuccessful trying to restore the...
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in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is that there are no discharges of nuclear fuel which contain the entire periodic table of chemical elements that is why the events that are unfolding in japan will be less global than the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident exceeded ninety times the yield of the bomb that was dropped on hiroshima first i don't think the discharges are going to be as massive as at chernobyl second the atomic energy industry will suffer certain losses because of the reactors hit by explosions and they're going to be lost five six or even seven nuclear reactors out of fifty five op
in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is...
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live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and another four thousand are officially missing since friday's mega quake gun colossal tsunami but of course suggest that the final toll will be much higher. and while that's quotes from the international atomic energy agency head to be disaster area to offer their assistance some say the devastation is proof that the world can't cope with the problem is this helping to create. what is the situation in japan develops the world's left wondering just how to prevent a similar catastrophes in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard thornburgh and shared his thoughts on what impor
live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and...
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in the worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. models where there are more the only thing you can say is that no actives owns or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place do you think god that's why the scale of disaster in japan is different yes it's true that they're ready to logical situation around the station it's periodical getting worse yet radiation levels are increasing and underground severe i mean minor explosions so to speak the discharge of radioactive browsers with the most important thing is that there are no discharges of nuclear fuel which contains the entire screen arctic t.-bo of chemical elements that is why the grounds that are still unfolding in japan will be less global in the chair normal nuclear power plant accident and we're going to exceeded ninety times the yield of the bomb that was dropped on hiroshima but first i don't think the discharges are going to be as massive as the chair noble second time a candidate in their history will suffer a certain roster because the reactor is said b
in the worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. models where there are more the only thing you can say is that no actives owns or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place do you think god that's why the scale of disaster in japan is different yes it's true that they're ready to logical situation around the station it's periodical getting worse yet radiation levels are increasing and underground severe i mean minor explosions so to speak the discharge of...
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in light of recent events in japan. the labor leader asks the prime minister for an update in libya and whether arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. . . >> will [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will look at this in terms of foreign policy and military equipment as well. i would say that the strategic security review, the whole pred indication of -- predication of it was that we should be able to go anywhere in the world with special focus on things like transport. if there are further lessons to learn, we should learn them. >> as we look at japan and watch their horror unfold it is not just earthquakes and tsunami that can threaten a nuclear reactor. does the prime minister agree that what happened here will have consequences for the nuclear power in the u.k.? >> we want to join the gentle lady in sending our condolences to japan. we must learn everything we can learn, and that's why we are looking at this issue. the stations we have in britain are a different ty
in light of recent events in japan. the labor leader asks the prime minister for an update in libya and whether arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. . . >> will [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will look at this in terms of foreign policy and military equipment as well. i would say that the strategic security review, the whole pred indication of -- predication of it was that we should be able to go anywhere in the world with...
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japan struggles to avert a nuclear meltdown but his attempts to cool the reactors at the fukushima power plant bring no immediate success it's fear of the scale of the disaster is being played down. the i.a.e.a. has absolutely no ability to deal with this problem any more than the japanese government has the ability to deal with this problem. the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog finally heads to japan amid criticism the atomic agency has to get on top of the crisis. the unfolding focused human disaster could severely damage the image and bank account of the u.s. for the station and it's already rethinking its business dealings with general electric plus in other news this hour. as more money go back to continues to the games and school would be able to be opposition forces for the cease fire resolution in the u.n. security council after having to be clear. about that. live from our studios here in central moscow this is with you twenty four hours a day just past ten pm now in the russian capital and four am in japan where the country's struggling to regain control of the overheated reac
japan struggles to avert a nuclear meltdown but his attempts to cool the reactors at the fukushima power plant bring no immediate success it's fear of the scale of the disaster is being played down. the i.a.e.a. has absolutely no ability to deal with this problem any more than the japanese government has the ability to deal with this problem. the head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog finally heads to japan amid criticism the atomic agency has to get on top of the crisis. the unfolding focused human...
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i'm staying out with our story next in japan as r.t. his from a nuclear engineer worked at the scene of the chernobyl disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right to draw comparisons between the two watch of pounds best course of action might be now. civil rights of guinea thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after that your novel catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor to understand what situation the japanese workers are finding themselves in right now he needs to clean to us what was it like to work in chernobyl and out of. it when. there was a great deal of work to be done but we only had seconds or minutes to do the job if we wanted to avoid a long term impact on human health can you imagine what the conditions were like according to statistics from the un report or than six hundred fifty thousand rescuers took part in dealing with the consequences of the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident that gives you an idea about the scale of that effort in which
i'm staying out with our story next in japan as r.t. his from a nuclear engineer worked at the scene of the chernobyl disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right to draw comparisons between the two watch of pounds best course of action might be now. civil rights of guinea thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after that your novel catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor to understand what situation the japanese...
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in the recent events in japan. labor leader ed miliband as the prime minister for an update on the situation in libya and other arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i thank the prime minister for the answer and associate myself, and all on this side of the house, with his moving tribute to providential crier. the prime minister has taken the right decision to extend the life of the nimrod's and hms cumberland so that our armed forces remain eager to protect in this conflict. he knows the uncertainty we now face, so will he, in due course, extend that rethink of our defense to abilities? >> obviously we should be able to deploy at speed anywhere in the world with flexible on forces with particular emphasis on transport and on things like special forces. i think we did anticipate the sorts of things we're doing now but if there
in the recent events in japan. labor leader ed miliband as the prime minister for an update on the situation in libya and other arab leaders are still in support of coalition operations there. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i thank the prime minister for the answer and associate myself, and all on this side of the house, with his moving tribute to...
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guinea thank you very much for joining us to be we talk about the earthquake in japan whether it was possible to avoid such a death toll and what the had i understand you've made some controversial predictions in terms of future earthquakes what exactly are they what are they based on almost all of us though that they were three as in nearly a. i think that there is no direct connection between the earthquake in japan and earthquakes that has happened on our territory with this latest one is one of the major events in the chain of earthquakes that recently happened on the planet you will remember the earthquake and so much in two thousand and four was a major quake magnitude nine point five it was huge a major loss of life and tsunami etc then there were a number of other earthquakes in india where people also died in china with a magnitude of eight and finally in chile last year eight point eight and now this earthquake in japan with a magnitude on heard of before in this country night. as you can see the process is taking place in different places on earth what does our country loo
guinea thank you very much for joining us to be we talk about the earthquake in japan whether it was possible to avoid such a death toll and what the had i understand you've made some controversial predictions in terms of future earthquakes what exactly are they what are they based on almost all of us though that they were three as in nearly a. i think that there is no direct connection between the earthquake in japan and earthquakes that has happened on our territory with this latest one is...
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nucleare on at japan's power plant. the head of the nuclear regulatory commission discussed the emergency there, which may have exposed workers to lethal doses of radiation. this is the second part of a hearing on the house energy subcommittee. it is an hour and a half. >> i will call the meeting back to in order. you were called away for a meeting. everybody has given their opening statements. i would recognize you for 5 minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you to you, mr. chairman, you and the other chairman of the subcommittees. and other members of the subcommittee. i am honored to appear before you on behalf of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. given the events unfolding overseas, my remarks will focus on the events in japan. i will be happy to answer questions on those matters. i would like to offer my condolences to all those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in japan over the last few days. my heart goes out to those dealing with the aftermath of these disasters. i want to indulge the tireless
nucleare on at japan's power plant. the head of the nuclear regulatory commission discussed the emergency there, which may have exposed workers to lethal doses of radiation. this is the second part of a hearing on the house energy subcommittee. it is an hour and a half. >> i will call the meeting back to in order. you were called away for a meeting. everybody has given their opening statements. i would recognize you for 5 minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you to you, mr....
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tonight japan is devastated by a massive tsunami after the biggest earthquake in the country's history buildings trains and ships of been washed away the official number of dead is one hundred forty two and that number looks set to soar. japan declares emergency as pressure rises the focus shima nuclear plants and sparking risks of a radiation leak the surrounding areas been evacuated. and in other news violent clashes rock libya's colonel gadhafi forces push the rebels back the e.u. says it's not ruling out military action increasing fears of a possible intervention. it's nine pm very good evening from moscow you're watching the r.t. news channel with me you know in one main story dominating the news tonight the northeast of japan has been swamped by a major tsunami following the biggest earthquake in its history at least one hundred forty two people are reported dead but that figure appears very conservative the real number looks likely to be many many for example police say hundreds of bodies have been found drowned in the city of sendai the capital of the worst hit region the eight
tonight japan is devastated by a massive tsunami after the biggest earthquake in the country's history buildings trains and ships of been washed away the official number of dead is one hundred forty two and that number looks set to soar. japan declares emergency as pressure rises the focus shima nuclear plants and sparking risks of a radiation leak the surrounding areas been evacuated. and in other news violent clashes rock libya's colonel gadhafi forces push the rebels back the e.u. says it's...
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the nuclear crisis in japan getting worse. a safety official there says technicians cannot keep a waste fuel cool from boiling over. it's at the fukushima plant 150 miles north of tokyo. the water is supposed to be kept cool to prevent spent fuel rods from resuming nuclear reactions. a third explosion rocked the earthquake-damaged plant yesterday. fuel rods inside the reactor are heating up. they are causing a buildup of hydrogen gas. that's what's causing that explosion. the u.s. agency that protects america's nuclear weapons has deployed a team of experts to monitor radiation risks there. reportedly this team and crew from lawrence livermore labs. the japanese government warning people to evacuate within a 19-mile radius. the bay area expert says it's too early to tell what the impact on japan will be. >> well, at this point in time it's very hard to catch any situation. the risk is that we see more radiation released from the nuclear power plants, but at this point we don't have sufficient information to assess where it's g
the nuclear crisis in japan getting worse. a safety official there says technicians cannot keep a waste fuel cool from boiling over. it's at the fukushima plant 150 miles north of tokyo. the water is supposed to be kept cool to prevent spent fuel rods from resuming nuclear reactions. a third explosion rocked the earthquake-damaged plant yesterday. fuel rods inside the reactor are heating up. they are causing a buildup of hydrogen gas. that's what's causing that explosion. the u.s. agency that...
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remembering the tragedy, as benefits soccer match in japan for survivors of the earthquake and the tsunami. the future of libya as a plot of the agenda and london on tuesday. more than 40 politicians met to discuss the post gaddafi era. qatar wning gaddafi that he has a matter of days to save themselves. the coalition says they did not tell the car rentals in libya but france said that that option is still on the table. -- the coalition says that they did not agree to arm the rebels in libya. >> the rebels are on the back foot again. after fierce fighting, they have pulled back and are regrouping. after this latest setbacks, there is calling for more international support. >> where is america? where is great britain? they should help us. they should be giving us weapons or stopping gaddafi forces from advancing on us. >> they say they will not be sending in ground forces. germany is especially opposed to the idea. foreign minister has offered humanitarian help. >> delegatesagreed that gaddafi has to go but what should happen to him if he leaves power? italy has proposed exile while france,
remembering the tragedy, as benefits soccer match in japan for survivors of the earthquake and the tsunami. the future of libya as a plot of the agenda and london on tuesday. more than 40 politicians met to discuss the post gaddafi era. qatar wning gaddafi that he has a matter of days to save themselves. the coalition says they did not tell the car rentals in libya but france said that that option is still on the table. -- the coalition says that they did not agree to arm the rebels in libya....
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parts of japan are being swarmed by a major tsunami are being struck by the country's strongest earthquake on the record thousands are fleeing to higher ground and there have been several powerful aftershocks there's considerable damage and tire pacific region is on tsunami of. the earthquake in japan has affected the country's fragile economic recovery and infrastructure is paralyzed to go to a saudi holding operations bring you more on that in our business or. in other news of the fighting is being reported in libya as colonel give daffy's support which is trying to pulls rebels rounds of key areas locals warbird media exaggeration mistaking foreign intervention all they say you need do is hold more emergency talks. very warm welcome see this is our sea life from moscow with me allies have it our top story northeast japan has been swamped by a may just an army on the entire pacific region is valid it was caused by an eight point nine that magnitude earthquake that struck one hundred and thirty kilometers off the eastern coast sending a reported a ten meter high wall of water inland causi
parts of japan are being swarmed by a major tsunami are being struck by the country's strongest earthquake on the record thousands are fleeing to higher ground and there have been several powerful aftershocks there's considerable damage and tire pacific region is on tsunami of. the earthquake in japan has affected the country's fragile economic recovery and infrastructure is paralyzed to go to a saudi holding operations bring you more on that in our business or. in other news of the fighting is...
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japan is still dealing with the consequences of last week's devastating earthquake in guinea and who's an expert on earthquakes believes there are many more disasters ahead too as the earth goes through a highly active seismic period and lightning interview coming right up next. nobody. gagne thank you very much for joining us to be we talk about the earthquake in japan whether it was possible to avoid such death toll and with the had einstein you've made some controversial traditions in terms of future earthquakes what exactly are they what are they based on so much more international that but i was merely appalled i think that there is no direct connection between the earthquake in japan and earthquakes that happened on our territory but this latest one is one of the major events in the chain of earthquakes that recently happened on the planet you will remember the earthquake and sumatra in two thousand and four was a major quake magnitude nine point five it was huge a major loss of life and tsunami etc then there were a number of other earthquakes in india where people also died in
japan is still dealing with the consequences of last week's devastating earthquake in guinea and who's an expert on earthquakes believes there are many more disasters ahead too as the earth goes through a highly active seismic period and lightning interview coming right up next. nobody. gagne thank you very much for joining us to be we talk about the earthquake in japan whether it was possible to avoid such death toll and with the had einstein you've made some controversial traditions in terms...
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and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management has apologized for wrongful reporting that radiation levels had dropped ten million times the norm the mistake will be immediate about creation of emergency teams at the site. twenty four hour news coming to you live from the russian capital you're watching our very warm welcome it's five pm in moscow libyan rebels are advancing west towards the capital tripoli after further gains in the east of the country and they have retaken several strategic towns from pro gadhafi forces but with the help of western led bombing meanwhile nations to assume control of the coalition military operation in libya from the u.s. . reports from tripoli. most of sunday we saw these rebel fighters advancing with almost and lightning speed westwards through eastern libya they're now in the town of bin jawad which is about a two hour drive from the city of sets and the reason why set is important is that this is the hometown of the libyan leader moammar gadhafi is where it is where he has his major supporter base now we know that the rebels along the way encoun
and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management has apologized for wrongful reporting that radiation levels had dropped ten million times the norm the mistake will be immediate about creation of emergency teams at the site. twenty four hour news coming to you live from the russian capital you're watching our very warm welcome it's five pm in moscow libyan rebels are advancing west towards the capital tripoli after further gains in the east of the country and they have retaken several...
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neal karlinsky reporting from japan. we appreciate it. >>> for more on what this means and how serious it is for the people in japan, let's bring in physicist michio kaku, who is in berkeley, california, this morning. michio, thanks for joining us so early. we appreciate it. >> no problem. >> when we hear about the apology, this rather extraordinary apology from power officials, what is your take on that? >> i think that if i had the ear of the prime minister, instead of accepting the apology, i would simply remove the utility entirely from leadership of this crisis. and instead, bring in a top team of the world's best nuclear physicists and engineers, with the authority to call up the japanese military. only the military, led by an international team of top scientists, using tepco as a consultant, can contain this monster. >> you've been critical about the way japanese officials have handled this all along. let me ask you about the news of this morning. a rush to bring in fresh water to douse those reactors to cool them
neal karlinsky reporting from japan. we appreciate it. >>> for more on what this means and how serious it is for the people in japan, let's bring in physicist michio kaku, who is in berkeley, california, this morning. michio, thanks for joining us so early. we appreciate it. >> no problem. >> when we hear about the apology, this rather extraordinary apology from power officials, what is your take on that? >> i think that if i had the ear of the prime minister, instead...
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has more from new delhi on the indian reaction to japan's disaster. reaction here in india has been mixed especially considering that the chairman of g.e. jeffrey immelt was actually in india this week promoting his company's interest in investing millions of dollars into india's nuclear program which is isolated to be worth around one hundred fifty billion dollars he announced that he plans to spend five million dollars here within the next five years but obviously many indians are worried about what they're seeing over in japan she did design those nuclear reactors that have caused so much damage and destruction in fukushima and according to japanese law she able not be held liable for any of that which could save them potentially tens to hundreds of billions of dollars now this comes on top of a huge scandal that's rocking india today wiki leaks the whistle blowing web site actually released thousands of cables so knowing that americans knew about bribes to indian politicians to make them sign that the u.s. indo nuclear deal back in two thousand an
has more from new delhi on the indian reaction to japan's disaster. reaction here in india has been mixed especially considering that the chairman of g.e. jeffrey immelt was actually in india this week promoting his company's interest in investing millions of dollars into india's nuclear program which is isolated to be worth around one hundred fifty billion dollars he announced that he plans to spend five million dollars here within the next five years but obviously many indians are worried...
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here in japan. welcome to the program. how much does the nuclear drama complicate the relief operation organizations like yours are involved in? >> it's hugely complicated. first is the scale. it's an additional 200,000 plus people displaced because of the nuclear situation and who continue to have to moving potentially so that's the first thing. secondly, operationally it is very, very complicated because routes keep change k.g., road closures, etc., etc. -- changing, road closures, etc., etc., a team we sent up, a 10-hour journey that should only have taken about five. >> normally when you have this sort of natural disaster, however bad it was, there is a degree of closure. i mean you know when the disaster has ended then you get the cleanup and rescue operations. you can't really say this about this, can you? >> no, not at this stage. we have to remember our main goal, to try to meet humanitarian needs of the people that have been affected. but yeah, it's very, very difficult when it's constantly
here in japan. welcome to the program. how much does the nuclear drama complicate the relief operation organizations like yours are involved in? >> it's hugely complicated. first is the scale. it's an additional 200,000 plus people displaced because of the nuclear situation and who continue to have to moving potentially so that's the first thing. secondly, operationally it is very, very complicated because routes keep change k.g., road closures, etc., etc. -- changing, road closures,...